S4P wrote:I don't have any patience for fans who jump onto the field and attempt to cause trouble or harm to a player/person. It's just a shame that nobody kicked the shit out of the fucking wanker.
Happy with the results, very angry with 1 or 2 incidents. Firstly, how on earth nobody has smacked Chimbonda before is beyond me. I remember him getting Nicky Butt sent off in the Spurs-Newcastle match, and throughout the entire match he was whinging about foul play, and dissent. Ironically, he seems to be able to get away with screaming abuse at the linesman. Double standards.
Next thing: Berbatov. Sure, Ricky was stupid to attempt to tackle him from behind, but ffs! Never a pen. Also thought that bar one or two moves, he was very average (maybe it's because he was up against England's finest). Silly yid cunts in the pub couldn't stop singing his praise all night though.
Finally: Drogba. Jesus christ, you're about 6'2" and 14.5 stone, yet seemed to be bullied off the ball easier than Wright-Phillips (who I thought played well again).
God knows where the ref got all that injury time from at the end. For a moment, I thought we were playing extra-time.
Anyway, ratings:
Cech 7
Diarra 8
Carvalho 6
Terry 7
A Cole 7
Mikel 6
Lampard 6
Ballack 6
Wright-Phillips 7
Drogba 6
Shevchhenko 7
1st off, well done Chelsea - I suppose that's what you paid £51m for (Sheva & SWP). The 2 strikes is what seperated the teams. Robinson had literally fuck all to do otherwise. It was a very even match but we were too cute going through the centre & Chelsea just had too many bodies there - They suffocated us - Mikel in particular I thought was Outstanding, protecting the back 4. Completely marked Lennon out of the game & was MoTM for me.
I liked how Chelsea's players started dropping like flies in the last to mins - especially the 2 in injury time - and Jose has the cheek to wonder why they took more time than what was on the board. There should've been AT LEAST 6 mins, maybe 7. Chimbonda did earn a booking for that - just like Drogba earned a booking for backchatting in the 1st half. When it comes to the issue of intimidating officials - those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
It was a stone wall penalty - Carvalho went to ground in the box and missed the ball, and caught Berbatov - can't see a problem with that
Now to the agendas.
Obi - No amount of HARD WORK from the frontline would've won us this match. Don't remember Berbatov actually getting a shot on goal last night, & good for Chelsea that he didn't because unlike certain ugly Dutchmen he won't shoot straight at an off balance 'keeper from 4 yards out (2nd leg, Barcelona). Yes Berbs wasn't great - but unless he produces 9/10 every week you will criticise him because you're Jealous. "kuyt scored against Chelsea?" Just remeber it was against a Central defence containing Paolo Ferreira.
Kimmy - SWP really proved his price-tag today
I still maintain he's a midget version of Djibril Cissé - I saw him go 1 v 1 with Lee on 3 occasions, and he didn't beat him once, let alone get a good delivery in. Great strike for his goal, but did little else. Needs 3 or 4 touches to get a ball under control and still he can't dribble for shit. Not to mention that he would've been a lot fresher than Lennon was for this game. As for Lennon - yes his final ball was poor, but he never stopped probimng, and unlike SWP he beat his marker(s) on at least a couple of occasions.
*On the fan - yes he was out of order - and yes he'll get his (well deserved life ban from football stadia), but a Chelsea fan came onto the pitch as well - and a lot of people would be wishing that he connected with Lampard's head. You could tell that the fan had downed one too many - and a tense match like this, with a lot of pride at stake will bring these kind of reactions out.
My Ratings.
Robinson - 6.
Chimbonda - 7
Dawson - 7
Rocha - 7
Lee - 7
Zokora - 6
Jenas - 7
Malbranque - 6
Lennon - 6
Keane - 5
Berbatov - 6.
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Subs:
Defoe - 5
Stalteri n/a.